Temple At Miami Game Notes
Nov. 29, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 23rd ranked University of Miami Hurricanes (7-4, 5-1) concludethe regular season against Temple (2-8, 2-4) in a game that was originalyscheduled to be played on October 16. The game was rescheduled due to thethreat of Hurricane Irene.
The Hurricanes, winners of two straight, are coming off of a 45-13win over Syracuse last weekend. With the victory the Hurricanes recordedtheir seventh win of the season and became Bowl eligible.
True freshman quarterback Ken Dorsey, making his second consecutivestart, completed 22-of-31 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns whichtied the Miami freshman recorded for touchdown passes in a game. The gamewas also highlighted by a Santana Moss 61-yard punt return for a touchdown.The return marked the second consecutive game in which Moss has returned apunt for a score.
Temple, which has lost two straight, is coming off of a 62-7 homeloss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 20. The Owls had an off week last weekend.
MIAMI (7-4, 5-1)
| 8/29 | vs. Ohio State | W, 23-12 |
| 9/4 | FLORIDA A&M | W, 57-3 |
| 9/18 | PENN STATE | L, 23-27 |
| 9/25 | @ East Carolina | L, 23-27 |
| 10/9 | @ Florida State | L, 21-31 |
| 10/23 | @ Boston College | W, 31-28 |
| 10/30 | WEST VIRGINIA | W, 28-20 |
| 11/6 | @ Pittsburgh | W, 33-3 |
| 11/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L, 10-43 |
| 11/20 | RUTGERS | W, 55-0 |
| 11/27 | SYRACUSE | W, 45-13 |
| 12/4 | TEMPLE | 12:00 p.m. |
TEMPLE (2-8, 2-4)
| 9/2 | MARYLAND | L, 0-6 |
| 9/11 | @ Kansas State | L, 0-40 |
| 9/18 | @ Akron | L, 15-25 |
| 9/25 | @ Marshall | L, 0-34 |
| 10/2 | @ Pittsburgh | L, 24-55 |
| 10/9 | BOSTON COLLEGE | W, 24-14 |
| 10/23 | @ West Virginia | L, 17-20 |
| 10/30 | RUTGERS | W, 56-28 |
| 11/6 | @ Syracuse | L, 10-27 |
| 11/20 | VIRGINIA TECH | L, 7-62 |
| 12/4 | @ Miami | 12:00 p.m. |
The Series:
Miami and Temple meet for the ninth time with the Hurricanes leadingthe all-time series 7-1. Miami has won the last seven meetings since BIGEAST Conference play began in 1992. Last season Miami defeated Temple 42-7at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
Temple’s lone win against the Hurricanes was on October 30, 1930when the Owls defeated Miami, 34-0, in Philadelphia.
Miami is 3-0 against Temple in the Orange Bowl including a 47-15 winon October 25, 1997.
Miami vs. Temple Series
| 1998 | Miami 42, Temple 7 | A |
| 1997 | Miami 47, Temple 15 | H |
| 1996 | Miami 57, Temple 26 | A |
| 1995 | Miami 36, Temple 12 | H |
| 1994 | Miami 38, Temple 14 | A |
| 1993 | Miami 42, Temple 7 | H |
| 1992 | Miami 48, Temple 0 | H |
| 1930 | Temple 34, Miami 0 | A |
OVER THE AIRWAVES
Television
SportsChannel Florida – (Tape Delay, 11:30 p.m.): Frank Forte(play-by-play), John Congemi (analysis).
Radio
Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM 560 AM): Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play), DonBailey, Jr. (analysis) and Josh Darrow (studio host). All UM footballgames will be carried statewide by the Hurricane Radio Network on itsflagship station WQAM in Miami.
En Espanol (WACC 830 AM): Jerry del Castillo (play-by-play), Joe Martinez(analysis) and Pepe Campos (studio).
Student Radio (WVUM 90.5 FM): Dan Laing (play-by-play), Alex Loeb(analysis) and Rick Thomas (analysis).
Internet
Internet audio broadcasts of Hurricane games are available by accessingwww.hurricanesports.com and clicking on “internet audio broadcasts” on theathletics home page.
HEAD COACH BUTCH DAVIS: Butch Davis (Arkansas ’74) is in his fifth season atMiami. Davis has compiled a 38-19 overall record and a 25-9 mark in BIGEAST games. His record includes a 20-9 record at the Orange Bowl, whilegoing 15-10 on the road.
Davis is the 18th head coach in UM history. Prior to hisappointment in January, 1995, Davis served as an assistant coach with theDallas Cowboys from 1989-94 where he helped guide the Cowboys to a pair ofSuper Bowl championships. Davis also served as an assistant coach at UMfrom 1984-88 (where he was part of Miami’s 1987 National Championship team)and at Oklahoma State from 1979-83.
DAVIS AT MIAMI
| Year | Record | Home | Away | Ntrl | BE |
| 1995 | 8-3 | 6-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 1996 | 9-3 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 6-1 |
| 1997 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 1998 | 9-3 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| 1999 | 7-4 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 |
| Total | 38-19 | 20-9 | 15-10 | 3-0 | 25-9 |
Butch Davis’ Hurricanes on Turf/Grass
| Year | Overall | Turf | Grass |
| 1995 | 8-3 | 2-0 | 6-3 |
| 1996 | 9-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 |
| 1997 | 5-6 | 2-1 | 3-5 |
| 1998 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 6-2 |
| 1999 | 7-4 | 2-0 | 5-4 |
| Total | 38-19 | 12-2 | 26-17 |
SENIOR FAREWELL: Saturday’s contest marke the final home game for 15Hurricane seniors: Michael Boireau, Andy Crosland, Pat Del Vecchio, MondrielFulcher, Robert Hall, Rod Mack, Richard Mercier, Jeff Popovich, RobertSampson, Eric Schnupp, Michael Smith, James Sutton, Matt Sweeney, Nick Ward,and Ty Wise. With the exception of Boireau (JUCO transfer), Pat DelVecchio, Jeff Popovich, and James Sutton, all of whom did not redshirt, thissenior class has complied a 38-19 record entering the Temple game.Additionally, the group has earned victories in each of their two bowltrips, having defeated Virginia, 31-24 at the 1996 Carquest Bowl and NorthCarolina State, 46-23, at the Micron PC Bowl.
Senior ClassRecord:
| 1999 | 7-4 |
| 1998 | 9-3 |
| 1997 | 5-6 |
| 1996 | 9-3 |
| 1995 | 8-3 |
| Total | 38-19 |
SONNY HIRSCH WAY: On December 4th, the day of the Miami-Temple game,Northwest 14th Avenue (from 3rd – 7th Street) will be re-named and dedicatedSonny Hirsch Way in memory of the late Sonny Hirsch, longtime “Voice of theHurricanes”. Hirsch served as the radio play-by-play voice of University ofMiami football for 28 seasons, while also calling Hurricane basketball andbaseball during that span. He handled UM football and basketball radioduties from 1958 through 1971 for WKAT, Miami. After a 12-year absence, hereturned to Hurricane broadcasts, to also include baseball, working for WIOD(originally WCKR) and WINZ from 1983 through 1997. During his career as”Voice of the Hurricanes”, Hirsch was part of five national championshipteams – four in football (1983, 87, 89, 91) and one in baseball (1985). Agraduate of Miami Beach High School, the career of the 65-year old includeda 10-year stint as general manager of the Miami Marlins minor leaguebaseball team and a period in television for Channel 7, WCKT. Hirsch passedaway suddenly on March 25, 1999 from coronary artery disease.
FOOTBALL AWARDS BANQUET ON DEC. 13: The annual University of Miami FootballAwards Banquet will be held on Monday, December 13 at the Radisson MartPlaza Hotel Centre (711 NW 72nd Ave.). At the banquet, Head Coach ButchDavis and the football coaching staff will honor the University of Miamigraduating seniors while presenting team awards. WQAM’s Marc Vandermeer,”the Voice of the Hurricanes”, will MC the event. A cash bar opens at 6:15p.m. with a dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and $400for a table of eight. Call the Hurricane Club at (305) 284-6699 forreservations.
100 POINTS IN LAST TWO GAMES, MOST EVER IN BACK-TO-BACK BIG EAST CONTESTS:Miami’s 100 combined points scored in its last two games against Rutgers(55-0) and Syracuse (45-13) are the most in back-to-back BIG EAST games forthe Hurricanes. The previous high was 92 points in 1997 (45-44 vs. BC,47-15 vs. Temple). The 13 points allowed was the least since UM held WestVirginia (10-7) and Pittsburgh (45-0) to seven points during 1996.
FRANKS, WEBSTER AND MERCIER NAMED TO FOOTBALL NEWS ALL-AMERICAN TEAM: Tightend Daniel “Bubba” Franks was named a first-team All-American by FootballNews, while offensive guard Richard Mercier and linebacker Nate Webster werenamed to the second team.
TEMPLE AND RUTGERS: Both Temple and Rutgers have yet to defeat theHurricanes in a BIG EAST game, since the league began play in 1991. Duringthis period UM is 7-0 against the Owls and Scarlet Knights, each.
BIG EAST SECOND PLACE: Miami’s win, coupled with Boston College’s loss toVirginia Tech yesterday, clinches second place in the BIG EAST for theHurricanes. Miami improves to 5-1 in conference play with a game to playnext week vs. Temple. Virginia Tech (7-0 in BIG EAST) clinched theconference title.
HURRICANES HAVE YET TO SUFFER DEFEAT IN DECEMBER: Since 1978, theHurricanes have gone 10-0 in games played during the month of December.During the Butch Davis era, UM is 2-0 during December. UM’s last Decemberloss came to Notre Dame (48-10) on Dec. 3, 1977.
OPENING POSSESSIONS: Miami has posted points on five of its 11 openingpossessions this season. Last week, Miami drove 21 yards on seven plays toits own 45-yard line before Freddie Capshaw landed a 54-yard punt on theSyracuse one-yard line. The non-scoring drive broke a season-long streak ofthree straight games where the Hurricanes scored points on its openingdrive.
In last week’s game, Syracuse was forced backwards one yard on fourplays culminating a safety when its punt snap went through the endzone.
Miami Opening Possessions
| Game | Plays | Yards | TOP | Result |
| Ohio State | 2 | 42 | 0:48 | TD |
| FAMU | 6 | 32 | 2:26 | Punt |
| Penn State | 3 | -7 | 1:46 | Punt |
| East Carolina | 11 | 80 | 4:16 | TD |
| Florida State | 6 | 34 | 2:39 | MFG |
| Boston College | 4 | 20 | 1:38 | Punt |
| West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 0:54 | Punt |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 52 | 2:39 | FG |
| Virginia Tech | 5 | 54 | 1:43 | FG |
| Rutgers | 8 | 72 | 3:52 | TD |
| Syracuse | 7 | 21 | 3:55 | Punt |
Opponent Opening Possessions
| Game | Plays | Yards | TOP | Result |
| Ohio State | 3 | -12 | 2:28 | Punt |
| FAMU | 9 | 72 | 2:22 | FG |
| Penn State | 6 | 16 | 3:15 | Punt |
| East Carolina | 4 | 19 | 0:57 | Punt |
| Florida State | 3 | -4 | 0:29 | Punt |
| Boston College | 9 | 80 | 2:58 | TD |
| West Virginia | 2 | 56 | 0:31 | TD |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | -2 | 0:59 | Punt |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 1:33 | Punt |
| Rutgers | 6 | 15 | 3:01 | Punt |
| Syracuse | 4 | -1 | 2:17 | Safety |
STARTING LINEUP: On defense, Miami opened the Syracuse game in an eight-manfront with four linebackers starting. In addition to linebackers ChrisCampbell, Dan Morgan, and Nate Webster, senior linebacker Rod Mack started.As a result, UM started the game with three defensive backs: Al Blades, EdReed, and Mike Rumph.
BIGGEST BIG EAST WIN, EVER: Miami’s 55-0 win over Rutgers marked the largestmargin of victory for the Hurricanes in a BIG EAST contest. Entering thegame, Miami’s biggest win in a league game was a 49-0 win over Syracuse onOctober 23, 1993 in the Orange Bowl. Additionally, the win marks the fifthtime that Miami has shut out a BIG EAST opponent.
MARGIN OF VICTORY OVER SYRACUSE: Miami’s 32-point margin of victory overSyracuse marked the second largest margin of victory by the Hurricanes inthe all-time series. In 1993, Miami defeated Syracuse, 49-0.
UNLUCKY 13: For the third straight season, the loser of the Miami-Syracusegame ended the game with a point total of 13. Last season, Miami lost toSyracuse, 66-13 in 1998 and 33-13 in 1997.
RUTGERS SHUTOUT: Miami’s 55-0 shutout over Rutgers marked the first shutoutby the Hurricanes since a 45-0 blanking of Pittsburgh on September 28, 1996,41 games ago. It also marked the largest shutout since a 56-0 shutout ofGeorgia Southern on September 3, 1994. In addition, the game marked thethird shutout of the Butch Davis era and the 11th shutout of the 1990’s.The largest shutout in school history was a 62-0 win over Havana on October27, 1928. Miami’s largest margin of victory all-time is 68 points (75-7 vs.Fordham, 1954).
COMING OUT PARTY: In Miami’s 55-0 win over Rutgers, several players hitpaydirt for the first time in their career. In fact, four of the sixHurricanes that scored touchdowns, did so for the first time in theircareer: junior tight end Ivan Mercer scored on a 20-yard pass in the firstquarter, freshman running back Jarrett Payton rushed for a 16-yard TD in thhfirst quarter, freshman quarterback Ken Dorsey scored on a one-yard run inthe third, and junior tight end Robert Williams caught a seven-yard TD passfrom junior QB Zachary Hart in the fourth quarter. Hart’s TD pass was thefirst of his career. Moreover, junior Santana Moss returned a punt for a67-yard touchdown in the second quarter, marking Moss’ first career TD on areturn.
IF THE HURRICANES SCORE FIRST…: When the Hurricanes score first they arenearly a lock to win. Beginning with the 1983 season, the Hurricanes havegone 133-14 (91%) when scoring first. Under Butch Davis, UM is 26-7 (79%)when scoring first.
IF THE HURRICANES SCORE 30 OR MORE POINT STREAKS: Miami has won (lastdefeat)…
- 72 Straight when scoring 30 or more points (10-15-88, Notre Dame 31,UM 30).
- 93 Straight when scoring more than 30 points (1-1-85, UCLA 39, UM37).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HURRICANES: Deep snapper Pat Del Vecchio (21), tight end DanSmith (21) and linebacker Nate Webster (22) will each celebrate theirbirthdays during this game week on the same day, Nov. 29.
RETURN PARTY: The Hurricanes notched a rare feat against Syracuse byregistering interception and punt returns for touchdowns in the same game.The last time Miami accomplished this feat was on September 13, 1986 whenKevin McCutcheon had a 42-yard punt return for a TD and Bubba McDowell had a30-yard interception return for a TD in Miami’s 61-11 win over Texas Tech.The last time Miami registered an interception return for a TD and a kickoffreturn for a TD was on November 30, 1996 vs. Syracuse. In that game,Tremain Mack had a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD and Duane Starks returnedan interception 35 yards for a touchdown.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TURNOVERS: This season, the Hurricanes have takenadvantage of many opponent miscues, scoring on 16 of 33 overall drivesfollowing an opponent turnover. Three drives following opponent turnoverswere to close halves, so no offensive drives were taken. Overall, theHurricanes have parlayed 16 opponent turnovers into 104 points.
Most recently, Miami scored two touchdowns off of a Syracuse fumbleand interception. Ken Dorsey hooked up with Daniel “Bubba” Franks on a17-yard scoring strike following an Orangemen fumble and Leonard Myersreturned a Troy Nunes pass 54-yards for a score.
Taking Advantage of the TO’s
| Opp. | Qtr. | TO Forced | Result |
| OSU | 2 | Fumble | TD |
| OSU | 2 | INT | End/Half |
| OSU | 3 | Fumble | INT |
| OSU | 4 | INT | Punt |
| FAMU | 1 | Fumble | TD |
| FAMU | 2 | Fumble | TD |
| FAMU | 3 | Fumble | MFG |
| FAMU | 4 | Fumble | TD |
| PSU | 1 | Fumble | INT |
| PSU | 2 | Fumble | Punt |
| PSU | 4 | INT | Downs |
| ECU | 1 | Fumble | TD |
| ECU | 2 | INT | FG |
| ECU | 3 | Fumble | MFG |
| FSU | 1 | Fumble | TD |
| FSU | 2 | INT | End/Half |
| BC | 3 | INT | Fumble |
| BC | 4 | Fumble | TD |
| WVU | 1 | Fumble | Punt |
| WVU | 1 | INT | Punt |
| WVU | 2 | INT | MFG |
| WVU | 3 | INT | TD |
| WVU | 4 | INT | End/Game |
| PITT | 1 | INT | Punt |
| PITT | 3 | INT | TD |
| PITT | 4 | Fumble | TD |
| PITT | 4 | INT | TD |
| Va.Tech | 1 | Fumble | TD |
| Va. Tech | 2 | Fumble | Punt |
| Rutgers | 2 | INT | FG |
| Syracuse | 2 | INT | TD |
| Syracuse | 3 | Fumble | TD |
| Syracuse | 4 | Fumble | Punt |
FOURTH QUARTER DOMINANCE: Over the last 14 seasons, Miami has been almostunbeatable when leading after three quarters. Since 1985, Miami has won 128of 130 regular season games in which it entered the fourth quarter with alead.
The Hurricanes took a 23-10 lead into the fourth quarter at EastCarolina, but surrendered 17 points to be defeated 27-23. In 1997, WestVirginia snapped a UM streak of 111 straight victories when leading afterthree quarters.
Prior to that 1997 WVU game, the last time the Hurricanes did notwin a regular season game when leading after three quarters was on Nov. 10,1984, when UM lost to Maryland, 42-40, after leading 34-21 heading into thefinal stanza.
1999 SCHEDULE IS AS TOUGH AS NAILS: Through nine games this season, theHurricanes have faced #1 Florida State in Tallahassee, #2 Penn State athome, #2 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and #9 Ohio State in the KickoffClassic. Additionally, two other away-game opponents, East Carolina andBoston College, are currently ranked #19 and #22 in the ESPN/USA TodayCoaches Poll. Overall, UM has played six of their first nine games on theroad, with five games coming against currently ranked teams.
TAKING ON THE BEST: So far this season, UM has faced a #1, #2, #2, #9 andtwo others who are currently ranked #19 (East Carolina) and #22 (BostonCollege). Virginia Tech at #2 marked the fourth time this season and fifthtime in 10 games that the Hurricanes have met up with a top 10 team.
In that streak of games, UM has defeated #2 UCLA (49-45) and #9 OhioState (23-12), but fell in close games to #2 Penn State (27-23) and #1Florida State (31-21).
UM played at top-ranked Florida State on Oct. 9, a 31-21 FSU win.In that game, the Hurricanes led the No. 1 Seminoles, 21-14 late in thesecond quarter. On Sept. 18, Miami fell to No. 2 Penn State, 27-23, afterleading 23-20 in the fourth quarter. East Carolina, currently ranked 24thand as high as No. 16, topped Miami, 27-23, on Sept. 25 in Raleigh, NC.Most recently, UM fell at No. 2 Virginia Tech, 43-10.
BIG HALVES: In 10 of Miami’s 11 games this season, the Hurricanes havescored 20 or more points in a half.
The first half against Rutgers marked the fourth time this seasonthat the ‘Canes have scored 28 or more points in a half. The 34-point firsthalf total marks the second largest total in a half this season. The highfor points scored in a half this season is 40 in the first half vs. FloridaA&M on September 4.
BIG QUARTER: With at least 20 points in the second and third quartersagainst Syracuse, it marked the fifth and sixth time this season that UM hasscored 20 or more points in a single quarter. The high point total for aquarter this season is 26 points scored in the second quarter vs. FAMU. Itwas also the first time this season UM has had two quarters in one game with20 or more points.
HIGHEST POINT TOTAL SINCE…: The 55 points against Rutgers marked the mostpoints scored by the Hurricanes since a 66-17 final score over EastTennessee State on September 5, 1998.
BIG FIRST HALF, BIG POINT TOTAL AGAINST FAMU: The 40 points scored in thefirst half against FAMU marked the most points scored by the Hurricanes inthe first half since scoring 49 points vs. Rutgers on Oct. 14, 1995. The 57overall points scored ranks ninth all-time for total points scored in a gameby UM.
1999 CAPTAINS SELECTED: At a team meeting preceding the Florida State game,permanent team captains for the remainder of the 1999 season were selectedby the Hurricane players. Junior defensive tackle Damione Lewis, senioroffensive guard Ricahrd Mericer, junior linebacker Dan Morgan, juniorlinebacker Nate Webster and senior center Ty Wise were named captains.Typically, two offensive and two defensive players are named captains eachyear. However, the voting was so close between Lewis, Morgan and Websterthat three defensive captains were named.
RING OF HONOR: University of Miami athletic director Paul Dee has announcedthe selection of Hurricane football greats Ottis Anderson, Don Bosseler,Bernie Kosar and Burgess Owens for induction into UM’s Ring of Honor. Thefour greats had their names and jerseys permanently affixed for display onthe face of the Orange Bowl’s upper deck at the Miami-Rutgers game onNovember 20. Anderson (1975-78) became the first player in Miami history torush for more than 1,000 yards in a season (1,266, 1978) and is UM’sall-time career rushing leader. Bosseler (1953-56), a fullback, finishedhis career with 1,642 rushing yards which at the time ranked second on theMiami career chart. Kosar (1982-84) guided the Hurricanes to their first offour National Championships in 1983 and set school records for pass attempts(416), pass completions (262) and passing yards (3,642) in 1984. Owens(1970-72), who earned All-American honors in 1972 as a defensive back,finished his UM career with 160 tackles and eight interceptions.
The Ring of Honor was established in 1997 as a way to recognize theoutstanding players that have passed through the Hurricane Football Program.This year’s class becomes the second group to be inducted joining the ’97class of Jim Dooley, George Mira, Sr., Ted Hendricks, and Vinny Testaverde.
POPOVICH, GONZALEZ NAMED TO GTE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DISTRICT TEAM:University of Miami sophomore offensive guard Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami, FL)and senior defensive back Jeff Popovich (Tucson, AZ) have been named to theGTE Academic All-District III team. Gonzalez, who has started all eightgames this season at right tackle for the Hurricanes, holds a grade pointaverage of over 3.39 in Finance. Popovich, a reserve safety and UM’sstarting holder on special teams, holds a GPA of over 3.42 in Bio-MedicalEngineering. District III is made up of all Division I and I-AA schools inFlorida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To beeligible a player must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 in theclassroom and be a starter or key reserve on the field. Popovich andGonzalez are now eligible for the national GTE Academic All-America team,which will be announced in early December.
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER LISTS
Rushing Yards
| 7. | 1,873 | James Jackson, 1997-98-99 |
100-Yard Rushing Performances
| t3. | 5 | Clinton Portis, 1999 |
Receptions
| 3. | 126 | Reggie Wayne, 1997-98-99 |
Receiving Yards
| 4. | 1,753 | Reggie Wayne, 1997-98-99 |
| 7. | 1,692 | Santana Moss, 1998-99 |
Touchdown Passes Caught
| t4. | 14 | Santana Moss, 1998-99 |
Tackles
| 5. | 379 | Dan Morgan, 1997-98-99 |
Point After Touchdowns
| 3. | 156 | Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99 |
Field Goals
| 4. | 44 | Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99 |
Points Scored Kicking
| 3. | 285 | Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99 |
Points Scored
| 3. | 285 | Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99 |
Punt Return Yards
| 5. | 498 | Santana Moss, 1998-99 |
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL GAME LISTS
Rushing Attempts
| t3. | 33 | James Jackson vs. Penn State, 1999 |
Rushing Yards (attempts)
| 5. | 187 | James Jackson vs. Temple, 1997 (18) |
Rushing Average (min 4. attempts)
| 8. | 15.8 | James Jackson vs. Virginia Tech, 1997 (9) |
Points After Touchdowns (attempts)
| 1. | 9 | Andy Crosland vs. ETSU, 1998 (9) |
| 6. | 7 | Andy Crosland vs. UCLA, 1998 (7) |
| 7 | Andy Crosland vs. FAMU, 1999 (7) |
Field Goals
| 7. | 3 | Andy Crosland vs. East Carolina, 1998 |
| 3 | Andy Crosland vs. Rutgers, 1998 |
Passing Yards
| 10. | 370 | Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999 |
Total Offense
| 9. | 382 | Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999 (380+2) |
Receiving Yards
| 5. | 180 | Santana Moss at Florida State, 1999 |
Longest Pass Play
| 6. | 84 | Reggie Wayne from Scott Covington vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 |
Longest Rush from Scrimmage
| 10. | 79 | James Jackson vs. Boston Coll., 1998 |
Most Kickoff Return Yardage
| 1. | 208 | Najeh Davenport vs. Syracuse, 1998 |
Touchdown Receptions
| 1. | 3 | Santana Moss vs. Rutgers, 1998 |
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL SEASON LISTS
Rushing Average (min. 25 attempts)
| 3. | 7.35 | James Jackson, 1997 (81) |
| 4. | 7.04 | Najeh Davenport, 1998 (55) |
| 9. | 6.65 | James Jackson, 1998 (82) |
100-Yard Rushing Performances
| t3. | 5 | Clinton Portis, 1999 |
Receptions
| 9. | 48 | Reggie Wayne, 1997 |
Receiving Yards
| 7. | 803 | Santana Moss, 1999 |
Touchdown Passes Caught
| 5. | 8 | Santana Moss, 1998 |
| t9. | 6 | Santana Moss, 1999 |
Point After Touchdowns
| 1. | 51 | Andy Crosland, 1998 |
| 9. | 38 | Andy Crosland, 1996 |
Punt Return Yards
| 2. | 424 | Santana Moss, 1999 |
Field Goals
| 10. | 13 | Andy Crosland, 1996 |
Points Scored Kicking
| 9. | 77 | Andy Crosland, 1996 |
Total Tackles and Assists
| 5. | 150 | Dan Morgan, 1998 |
| 9. | 139 | Santana Moss, 1999 |
ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING NOTES
Opponent’s AP Rank –
6-12 against AP teams in Butch Davis era. The last five AP rankedUM opponents were all ranked among the AP’s Top 9 with a 2-3 margin against.In the 1990’s, Miami is 22-20 against AP ranked teams, 12-12 vs. thetop 10 and 7-7 against the top four (no #5’s).Since 1983, Miami is 47-28 against AP ranked teams, 27-17 againstthe top 10 and 7-7 against the top four (no #5’s).All-time, Miami is 59-95 against AP ranked teams, 28-53 against thetop 10 and 15-31 against the top five.UM’s loss to No. 1 FSU marked the ‘Canes first loss to a No.1-ranked team since falling to No. 1 FSU in 1995. The Hurricanes last winover No. 1 was also against FSU in 1991.
Miami’s AP Rank –
Miami is 20-12 in games during the Butch Davis era, while holding anAP ranking. The loss against Penn State marked UM’s first as the No. 8 team.In addition, UM is 71-20 in games during the 1990’s and 177-39-2all-time in games while holding a national ranking.
MIAMI IN THE POLLS: For the second straight week Miami is unranked in bothnational polls. Miami opened the season at No. 12 in both the AP and USAToday/ESPN polls. UM posted season-high rankings of No. 8 in the AP poll onAug. 29 and No. 9 in the USA Today/ESPN poll on Sept. 5.
| Date | AP | USAT/ESPN | Date | AP | USAT/ESPN | ||
| Preseason | 12 | 12 | Oct. 17 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Aug. 29 | 8 | No poll | Oct. 24 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Sept. 5 | 8 | 9 | Oct. 31 | 22 | 22 | ||
| Sept. 12 | 8 | 9 | Nov. 7 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Sept. 19 | 9 | 13 | Nov. 14 | ARV | ARV | ||
| Sept. 26 | 18 | 20 | Nov. 21 | ARV | ARV | ||
| Oct. 3 | 19 | 21 | Nov. 28 | 24 | |||
| Oct. 10 | 24 | 24 |
O-LINE PUSHES TO THE TOP: The Hurricane offensive line has incorporatedunique training methods into its pre-season conditioning program. EverySaturday, the linemen would meet at the Greentree Practice Field and taketurns individually pushing center Ty Wise’s 1993 Ford Ranger pickup truckthe length of the practice field. In a timed “race,” they wouldprogressively add weight to the truck by having players sit in the cab andpickup bed. The drill would conclude by having somebody apply the brakewhile the truck was being pushed. Wise also built a four-foot high cage, inwhich the linemen would practice on keeping their leverage and staying lowto the ground.
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN’: Dwayne Johnson, aka “The Rock”, a UMdefensive lineman from 1991-1994, made a special appearance at theMiami-West Virginia game on October 30 at the Orange Bowl. “The Rock”, athree-time World Wrestling Federation champion, is one of professionalwrestling’s most popular superstars.
UM STAYS “NO. 1” AT THE NFL DRAFT: During the last 13 years, Miami hasproduced more NFL first-round draft picks than any other college. In 1991,UM defensive lineman Russell Maryland was the overall No. 1 pick. In 1999,UM’s Edgerrin James was picked with the No. 4 overall selection of the firstround, making him the 20th Hurricane selected since 1987.
| Team | # of 1st Rd. Picks since 1987 | |
| 1. | Miami | 20 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 16 |
| 3. | Florida | 15 |
| Florida State | 15 | |
| Tennessee | 15 | |
| 6. | Notre Dame | 13 |
| Southern California | 13 | |
| 8. | Nebraska | 11 |
| 9. | Alabama | 10 |
| Michigan | 10 | |
| Penn State | 10 | |
| Texas A&M | 10 |
DOLPHINS SELECT HURRICANES NO. 1: Of the Miami Dolphins’ 36 all-time NFLDrafts, the University of Miami leads all schools with 14 players selectedby the fish. Yatil Green (1997) was the last Dolphin picked in the firstround, No. 15 overall.
HURRICANES SEND FIVE MORE TO THE NFL RANKS: At the 1999 NFL Draft, Miami hadthree players drafted, Edgerrin James by Indianapolis in Round 1, NickWilliams in Round 3 and Scott Covington in Round 7. Two others, Derrick Ham(Washington) and Nate Brooks (New England), signed as rookie free agents.
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: When freshman Charles Pharms, a resident of Houston,recorded his first start in the 1988 season’s sixth game against Cincinnatiit would begin a streak of 128 consecutive games that at least one playerfrom the state of Texas has started for Miami. The 1999 Hurricane rosterboasts 11 players who hail from the “Lonestar State”, four of which aremainstays in the UM starting line-up: Andy Crosland (K), Daniel Franks(TE), Damione Lewis (DT) and Robert Hall (OT).
Prominent Hurricanes from Texas (since 1988)
| Player (years at UM) | Hometown | |
| Jessie Armstead (89-92) | Dallas | |
| Kevin Williams (90-92) | Dallas | |
| K.C. Jones (93-96) | Midland | |
| Tremain Mack (94-96) | Tyler | |
| Daniel Franks (97-present) | Big Spring | |
| Damione Lewis (97-present) | Sulphur Springs | |
| Andy Crosland (96-present) | Dallas |
FULL FORCE FOOTBALL BECOMES A BIG DRAW IN 1999: A sell-out total of 74,427fans attended Miami’s recent meeting with Penn State at the Orange Bowl onSept. 18. The figure ranked as the 17th largest crowd in school history and14th largest crowd during regular season games. In addition, the 74,427stood as the seventh largest regular season crowd during the 1990’s.Thesellout was the first home sellout for UM since Florida State (75,913) onOct. 12, 1996. The last home sellout in a non-FSU game also came agaistPenn State (75,723) on Oct. 12, 1991. In Miami’s, 57-3, victory over FloridaA&M in the home opener on Sept. 4, a total of 54,147 were in attendance.That figure was the largest crowd at the Orange Bowl since 63,617 came towatch the UM/FSU game on Oct. 10, 1998. In addition, it marked the largesthome crowd for a non-FSU game since 57,721 came to watch the UM/FAMU game onSept. 9, 1995. It also marked the largest crowd in a home-opener since FAMUon Sept. 9, 1995.
MAKING AN EARLY IMPACT: Of the 99 players who opened up the Hurricanes’ 1999Fall Practice, 60 (61%) are underclassmen (freshmen or sophomores), while 39(39%) are upper-classmen (24 juniors and 15 seniors).
Underclassmen – 36 freshmen (22 true and 14 redshirt)Upperclassmen – 24 sophomores (15 true and 9 redshirt)Last season, 24 underclassmen were in the Hurricanes startingline-up for at least one game, on either offense, defense or specialists.
BUTCH DAVIS TV SHOW: The Butch Davis TV Show, hosted by WPLG sportscasterFrank Forte, is a weekly program featuring Head Coach Butch Davis. Producedby Fairway Production Group, the show takes an in-depth look at Hurricanefootball. The half-hour program contains game and practice highlights,music videos and features. Throughout the year, the Butch Davis Show airson SportsChannel Florida and WPLG-Channel 10 at 11:30 a.m. every Saturday.The show will be taped at locations throughout the UM campus with periodictaping off-campus throughout the season. The taping of the show is open tothe public.
HURRICANE HOTLINE AIRS THURSDAY: The Hurricane Hotline radio show airs everyThursday from 6-8 p.m. on SportsRadio 560 WQAM, the new flagship radiostation for University of Miami football, basketball and baseball. Thetwo-hour talk show features Head Coach Butch Davis and Athletic DirectorPaul Dee, as well as Hurricane assistant coaches and players. The HurricaneHotline is hosted by UM’s football broadcast team of Don Bailey, Jr., MarcVandermeer and Joe Zagacki. Callers may participate on the show by calling567-0560 from either the (305) or (954) area codes. Mobile callers can call#560.
HURRICANES DELIVERED THANKSGIVING DINNERS: On Monday, November 22nd, theUniversity of Miami football team, Cheerleaders, Sunsations and Sebastianthe Ibis distributed Thanksgiving dinners to Miami area shelters.
The teams brought 75 full Thanksgiving dinners. The dinners wereprovided compliments of Sysco Food Products. It marked the fifthconsecutive year the Hurricanes have reached out to the community duringThanksgiving. Since the program began in 1995, the Hurricanes havedistributed 350 Thanksgiving dinners to community shelters.
This year, the Hurricanes delivered dinners to eight area shelters,inclding the Ronald McDonald House and Winn Dixie Hope Lodge.
COACH’S BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHEONS: Throughout the season, University of Miamicoaches will appear at breakfasts in Dade County and luncheons in BrowardCounty hosted by the Hurricane Club. Individual tickets to the breakfastsare $6 for Hurricane Club donors and $7 for Non-Hurricane Club donors, whilethe luncheons are $16 for donors and $18 for non-donors. Season seriestickets for the breakfast are $30 for the breakfasts and $90 for theluncheons. Contact Kelly James at (305) 284-2491 for more information.
‘CANES IN THE COMMUNITY: Hurricane student-athletes volunteer over 1,000hours of community service each school year. Annual projects include thefootball team’s distribution of thanksgiving dinners to area shelters,”Join-A-Team, Not-A-Gang” – a program that encourages area youth to seekpositive alternatives to gangs, “Future ‘Canes Program” which exposesat-risk youth to the benefits of sports, “Canes on Patrol” – where theHurricanes assist the Broward County Sheriffs Department, “Red Ribbon Day”aimed at promoting drug awareness, and “Take A Kid to the Game” – anationwide grass roots program encouraging adults to take a child to acollege athletic contest.
TAKE A KID TO THE GAME: On November 20, the University of Miami joined over100 college football programs participating this season in the national’Take a Kid to the Game’ program. The University of Miami provided one freeyouth ticket (children 13 and under) with every full-priced adult ticketpurchased for the Hurricanes’ Big East match-up against Rutgers at theOrange Bowl. The original program, developed by Host Communications Inc. in1996, included 30 Division I women’s basketball schools. The numberincreased to 112 Division I women’s basketball institutions in 1997 withover 320,000 kids attending nationwide. This year’s ‘Take a Kid to theGame’ program will promote youth attendance at over 100 football and 300women’s basketball institutions across the nation.F or more information,contact the University of Miami Athletic Department Community RelationsOffice at 305-284-4609.
YOUTH FOOTBALL DAY: On November 27th, before the Hurricanes take on Big EastRival Syracuse, the University of Miami held “Youth Football Day” at theOrange Bowl.
‘CANES ON THE FAST TRACK: Miami football players have enjoyed a reciprocalrelationship with the UM track and field program. During the 1999 season,12 members of the UM football team were listed on the Hurricane track andfield roster. At the 1999 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, members of theHurricane football team accounted for 43 of the team’s 67 points as Miamifinished fourth as a team, its best finish in school history. Leading theway were Santana Moss and Aaron Moser. Moss won the 60-meter dash (6.87),while Moser won the pentathlon title with a BIG EAST record total of 3,643points. In the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash, Moss set a BIG EASTrecord with a time of 6.83.
SCHIANO ARRIVES AS NEW D-COORDINATOR: The Hurricanes open 1999 with a newdefensive coordinator in Greg Schiano. Schiano comes to Miami from theChicago Bears where he spent the past three years as an assistant under DaveWannstedt. Prior to arriving in Chicago, Schiano was the defensivebackfield coach for Penn State University from 1990-96. Born June 1, 1966,Schiano takes the UM coordinator position at the ripe age of 33, while hewas named a full-time assistant at Penn State at age 23.
ASSOCIATED PRESS – November 28, 1999
| ’99 Record | Points | ||
| 1. | Florida St (66) | 11-0 | 1,744 |
| 2. | Virginia Tech (6) | 11-0 | 1,685 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 10-1 | 1,599 |
| 4. | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1,488 |
| 5. | Florida | 9-2 | 1,428 |
| 6. | Tennessee | 9-2 | 1,385 |
| 7. | Alabama | 9-2 | 1,320 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1,299 |
| 9. | Michigan | 9-2 | 1,175 |
| 10. | Michigan State | 9-2 | 1,132 |
| 11. | Marshall | 11-0 | 1,042 |
| 12. | Texas | 9-3 | 957 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 8-3 | 871 |
| 14. | Penn State | 9-3 | 717 |
| 15. | Southern Mississippi | 8-3 | 707 |
| 16. | Mississippi State | 9-2 | 685 |
| 17. | Georgia Tech | 8-3 | 652 |
| 18. | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 581 |
| 19. | Purdue | 7-4 | 485 |
| 20. | East Carolina | 9-2 | 432 |
| 21. | Georgia | 7-4 | 316 |
| 22. | Stanford | 8-3 | 267 |
| 23. | MIAMI | 7-4 | 140 |
| 24. | Arkansas | 8-3 | 134 |
| 25. | Boston College | 8-3 | 114 |
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi 112, Oregon 81, BYU 68, Illinois 42,Colorado St. 24, Oklahoma 22, Utah 13, Clemson 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Virginia7, Southern Cal 5, Washington 4, Colorado 2.
USA TODAY/ESPN – November 28, 1999
| ’99 Record | Points | ||
| 1. | Florida St (56) | 11-0 | 1,472 |
| 2. | Virginia Tech (3) | 11-0 | 1,416 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 10-1 | 1,346 |
| 4. | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1,274 |
| 5. | Florida | 9-2 | 1,196 |
| 6. | Tennessee | 9-2 | 1,166 |
| 7. | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1,115 |
| 8. | Alabama | 9-2 | 1,076 |
| 9. | Michigan | 9-2 | 1,021 |
| 10. | Michigan State | 9-2 | 937 |
| 11. | Marshall | 11-0 | 832 |
| 12. | Texas | 9-3 | 759 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 8-3 | 633 |
| 14. | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 626 |
| 15. | Southern Mississippi | 8-3 | 624 |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | 8-3 | 605 |
| 17. | Penn State | 9-3 | 603 |
| 18. | Mississippi State | 9-2 | 540 |
| 19. | East Carolina | 9-2 | 486 |
| 20. | Purdue | 7-4 | 314 |
| 21. | Stanford | 8-3 | 281 |
| 22. | Boston College | 8-3 | 145 |
| 23. | Georgia | 7-4 | 124 |
| 24. | MIAMI | 7-4 | 120 |
| 25. | Brigham Young | 8-3 | 114 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 112, Mississippi 52, Arkansas 42, Colorado St40, Illinois 23, Oklahoma 23, Hawaii 11, Clemson 10, TCU 10, Virginia 7,Utah 5, Auburn 4, Louisiana Tech 4, Oregon St 2, Washington 2, Fresno St 1,Louisville 1, Wake Forest 1.
BILETNIKOFF CANDIDATE: Hurricane wide receiver Santana Moss is one of 10semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the nation’sbest receiver.
DOAK WALKER CANDIDATE: Junior James Jackson is one of 38 candidates for theDr. Pepper Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s best running back.
DOUBLE-FIGURE GAINS: The Hurricane offense has run 729 plays over 10 games,with 135 of those plays resulting in gains of 10 or more yards. Inaddition, UM has recorded 18 plays of 30 or more yards eclipsing the 1998season total.
Miami recorded 16 plays of 10 or more yards in its victory overRutgers. At Florida State, the UM offense totaled a season-best 17 plays of10 or more yards, including a 45-yard run and an 80-yard TD catch.
100 YARD GAMES: True freshman Clinton Portis rushed for over 100 yards(17-133 yards) in five games this season. Portis’ five 100-yardperformances already ranks in a tie (with four others) for third-place onthe UM career chart in the category. The record for 100-yard performancesin a career is held by Edgerrin James (14, 1996-98).
Santana Moss’ nine catches for 180 yards at Florida State markedcareer-highs for the junior receiver. The 100-yard effort was the third ofhis career. Earlier in the season against Ohio State, Moss totaled 115yards on three catches.
James Jackson’s 134 yards rushing against Boston College marks hisseventh career 100-yard performance placing him third all-time at UM.
DORSEY AS A STARTER: Quarterback Ken Dorsey has been very efficient as astarter. In his first career start last week vs. Rutgers, Dorsey went 19-26for 194 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.Dorsey as a Starter:
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Rutgers | 19 | 26 | 194 | 2 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 22 | 31 | 236 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 41 | 57 | 430 | 5 | 0 |
DORSEY MATCHES RECORD: With three touchdowns against Syracuse, true freshmanKen Dorsey matched the UM record for touchdown passes thrown in a game by afreshman. Dorsey joins Gino Torretta, Bernie Kosar and Jim Kelly as theonly freshman Hurricane quarterbacks to throw three or more touchdown in agame. The three touchdowns thrown by Dorsey sets a record for Miami truefreshmen.
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE: Two of UM’s six touchdowns against Syracuse wereunder two minutes in drive time. The Hurricanes have recorded 21 touchdowndrives under two minutes this season.
| Opponent | Quarter | Plays | Yards | TOP |
| Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 73 | 1:28 |
| Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 40 | 1:27 |
| Rutgers | 2 | 6 | 45 | 1:59 |
| Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1:19 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0:05 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0:09 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0:31 |
| Boston College | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0:03 |
| Boston College | 3 | 5 | 80 | 1:22 |
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0:17 |
| East Carolina | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0:54 |
| Penn State | 3 | 3 | 61 | 1:15 |
| FAMU | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0:58 |
| FAMU | 1 | 4 | 53 | 1:09 |
| FAMU | 2 | 5 | 42 | 1:37 |
| FAMU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0:04 |
| FAMU | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0:42 |
| FAMU | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0:40 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0:48 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 59 | 1:09 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 78 | 1:48 |
THE BIG PLAYS
| Yards gained | No. of plays | |
| 10-19 | 103 | |
| 20-29 | 30 | |
| 30 or more | 19 |
| Player | 10+ Yds Plays | |
| Santana Moss | 30 | |
| Daniel Franks | 23 | |
| Clinton Portis | 23 | |
| James Jackson | 17 | |
| Reggie Wayne | 17 | |
| Andre King | 13 | |
| Kenny Kelly | 5 | |
| Will McPartland | 5 | |
| Mondriel Fulcher | 4 | |
| Jarrett Payton | 4 | |
| Najeh Davenport | 3 | |
| Ivan Mercer | 2 | |
| Ethenic Sands | 2 | |
| Ken Dorsey | 1 | |
| Wilbur Valdez | 1 | |
| Robert Williams | 1 |
QUARTERBACK FIRST STARTS: True freshman Ken Dorsey made his first careerstart against Rutgers, while earlier this year vs. Ohio State Kenny Kellydebuted as UM’s starting QB. Dating back to Jim Kelly in 1979, Hurricanequarterbacks have led UM to an 9-3 record in their first career starts.
| Quarterback | Opponent | Season | Result | Cmp-Att-Yd | TD-INT |
| K. Dorsey | Rutgers | 1999 | W, 55-0 | 19-26-194 | 2-0 |
| K. Kelly | vs. Ohio St. | 1999 | W, 23-12 | 17-25-245 | 1-2 |
| S. Covington | @ Bost. Coll. | 1996 | W, 43-26 | 22-29-295 | 3-0 |
| R. Clement | @ Florida St. | 1995 | L, 41-17 | 10-23-96 | 0-2 |
| R. Collins | Syracuse | 1993 | W, 49-0 | 16-20-207 | 1-1 |
| F. Costa | @ Bost. Coll. | 1993 | W, 23-7 | 15-31-205 | 0-1 |
| G. Torretta | Cincinnati | 1989 | W, 56-0 | 13-16-239 | 3-1 |
| C. Erickson | @ Wisconsin | 1989 | W, 51-3 | 17-37-281 | 4-0 |
| S. Walsh | Florida | 1987 | W, 31-4 | 17-27-234 | 1-1 |
| V. Testaverde | Florida | 1985 | L, 35-23 | 24-40-278 | 0-2 |
| B. Kosar | @ Florida | 1983 | L, 28-3 | 25-45-223 | 0-3 |
| J. Kelly | @ Penn St. | 1979 | W, 26-10 | 18-30-280 | 3-0 |
TRUE BLUE: By playing against FAMU, quarterback Ken Dorsey became the firsttrue freshman since Ryan Clement in 1994 and only the fifth since 1979 toplay a regular season contest. With his third quarter TD pass to EthenicSands, Dorsey became the first true frosh to complete a TD pass since CraigErickson threw two in his third career game. Dorsey is the first to throw aTD pass in his first game as a true frosh.
| Player | Date | Opponent | Outcome | Cmp-Att-Yds-INT-TD |
| Ken Dorsey | 9-4-99 | FAMU | UM, 57-3 | 4-12-44-0-1 |
| Ryan Clement | 9-3-94 | Ga. Southern | UM, 56-0 | 0-0-0-0-0 |
| Craig Erickson | 9-5-87 | Florida | UM, 31-4 | 1-2-11-0-0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 11-6-82 | @Maryland | MD, 18-17 | 0-1-0-0-0 |
| Kyle Vanderwende | 10-2-82 | @Louisville | UM, 28-6 | 2-3-3-0-0 |
TRUE FROSH AT QB: True freshman Ken Dorsey became the first true freshman tostart a game at the University of Miami in over 20 years. The last time atrue freshman quarterback started a game at the University of Miami was in1978 when true freshman Mike Rodrigue. His last start was vs. Florida onDecember 2, 1978, a 22-21 Miami win. The Hurricanes went 6-5 in 1978 andwas 3-2 with Rodrique as a starter.
The last time a freshman (true or redshirt) started a game was in1989 when Gino Torretta as a redshirt freshman started four games: vs.Cincinnati (10/7/89), vs. San Jose State (10/14/89), at Florida State(10/28/89), vs. East Carolina (11/4/89).
Other notable freshman starting quarterbacks at Miami: 1) BernieKosar as a redshirt freshman started all 12 games in 1983 en route toMiami’s first national championship. 2) Kyle Vanderwende (redshirt freshman)started in Miami’s 18-17 defeat to Maryland on November 6, 1982.Vanderwende, the No. 3 QB on the ’82 squad, started due to a shoulder injuryto starter Jim Kelly and a suspension (violation of team rules) to backupMark Richt. 3) Jim Kelly started the final four games of 1979 (Penn State,Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida).
TRUE FROSH BACKFIELD: True freshman quarterback Ken Dorsey and true freshmanrunning back Clinton Portis both saw action in the same backfield vs.Florida A&M, Virginia Tech and both started against Rutgers. Dorsey andPortis became the first true freshman quarterback-running back tandem toplay at UM since quarterback Craig Erickson and running back Leonard Conleyplayed together in eight games as reserves in 1987.
Prior to last week, the last time a true freshman quarterback andrunning back had started at UM was on Dec. 3, 1977, when QB Kenny McMillanand fullback Chris Hobbs both started vs. Notre Dame.
KELLY IS A “BIG PLAY” QUARTERBACK: 75 pass completions or 53 percent ofKenny Kelly’s 141 overall pass completions in 1999 have gone 10 or moreyards in distance.
Since his break out performance at Florida State, five games ago,Kelly has thrown for 10 or more yards on 55 percent of his pass completionsor 49 of 89 pass completions.
Most recently, Kelly completed eight of his 17 pass attempts inthree quarters of action at Virginia Tech. Four of his eight passcompletions were 10 or more yards in distance.
In Kelly’s lowest “Big Play” percentage game so far this season (35%at Boston College), the Hurricanes scored 24 of their 31 points during thefourth quarter. During that fourth quarter rally at BC, which started withKelly’s 32-yard TD pass to James Jackson, Kelly threw “Big Plays” in 45percent of his final 11 passes of the game (5-of-11).
KELLY IMPROVES IN HIS LAST FIVE OUTINGS: In his last five outings, KennyKelly has averaged 246 yards passing per game on an average of 18-of-32attempts with two touchdowns and one interception. Of the last fiveoutings, Kelly threw for over 200 yards. At Virginia Tech, Kelly was umableto complete the game due to injury.
KELLY’S PERFORMANCE, BEST EVER VS. FSU: Kelly connected on touchdown strikesof 8, 80, and 14 yards. Kelly set career highs in completions (27),attempts (41) and passing yards (370), while registering the longest passplay of his career, an 80-yard TD to Santana Moss. Kelly’s performance wasthe best output by a Miami quarterback all-time vs. Florida State and in sixyears overall (Ryan Collins vs. Memphis State, 11-27-93, 32-54-392, 3 TD).
KELLY AND MOSS’ CAREER HIGHS AT FSU: In total, eight career highs were setbetween Kelly and Moss at FSU:
| Moss: | Receiving Yards | 180 (previous best: 146 at Rutgers, 1998) |
| Receptions | 9 (previous best: 6 at Rutgers, 1998) | |
| Long | 80 (previous best: 71 at Rutgers, 1998, vs. UCLA, 1998) | |
| Kelly: | Completions | 27 (previous best: 17 vs. Ohio State, 1999) |
| Attempts | 41 (previous best: 37 at East Carolina, 1999) | |
| Passing Yards | 370 (previous best: 245 vs. Ohio State, 1999) | |
| Touchdowns | 3 (previous best: 2 vs. Florida A&M, 1999) | |
| Long | 80 (previous best: 67 vs. Ohio State, 1999) |
KELLY TD’S TO MOSS AND FRANKS ARE ALREADY A TOP COMBINATION: Kenny Kelly’sseven touchdown passes to Santana Moss ties the duo for the ninth mostproficient QB/WR touchdown combination since the 1979 season. TheKelly/Moss tandem is tied with Jim Kelly/Larry Brodsky, Steve Walsh/LeonardConley and Walsh/Michael Irvin. Kelly’s six TD passes to Daniel Franksplaces the duo in 13th place with seven other combinations.
Additionally, Moss was a favorite target of former QB ScottCovington, as the pair tied for sixth on the list with eight touchdownconnections.
QB/WR Combinations 1979-present (includes bowl games)
| Quarterback | Receiver | TD Catches |
| Vinny Testaverde | Michael Irvin | 18 |
| Gino Torretta | Lamar Thomas | 16 |
| Bernie Kosar | Eddie Brown | 14 |
| Vinny Testaverde | Brian Blades | 10 |
| Craig Erickson | Wesley Carroll | 10 |
| Scott Covington | Santana Moss | 8 |
| Bernie Kosar | Stanley Shakespeare | 8 |
| Craig Erickson | Dale Dawkins | 8 |
| Kenny Kelly | Santana Moss | 7 |
| Jim Kelly | Larry Brodsky | 7 |
| Steve Walsh | Leonard Conley | 7 |
| Steve Walsh | Michael Irvin | 7 |
| Kenny Kelly | Daniel Franks | 6 |
| Steve Walsh | Cleveland Gary | 6 |
| Craig Erickson | Randy Bethel | 6 |
| Craig Erickson | Randall Hill | 6 |
| Craig Erickson | Lamar Thomas | 6 |
| Gino Torretta | Kevin Williams | 6 |
| Frank Costa | Chris T. Jones | 6 |
KELLY TO MOSS & FRANKS: With nine starts under his belt, Kenny Kelly hasalready found two potential favorite targets – Santana Moss and DanielFranks.
Kelly has connected with Moss for seven touchdowns including fivetouchdown strikes this season. Kelly to Moss was successful at FloridaState, as the duo recorded two TD’s by air. In addition, Moss was afavorite of former UM QB Scott Covington, as the two joined in on eight TD’sin 1998.
Kelly has connected with Franks for six career touchdowns includingfour this season.
Kelly’s touchdown pass to Andre King in the first quarter atVirginia Tech marked the first connection between the two this season. Lastyear, Kelly connected with King on 30-yard pass in the fourth quarter in a53-17 win at Rutgers.
KELLY NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN KICKOFF CLASSIC WIN: Sophomorequarterback and first-year starter Kenny Kelly was named the Most ValuablePlayer in Miami’s 23-12 victory over then-No. 9 Ohio State in the KickoffClassic. Kelly completed 17 of 25 attempts for 245 yards and was part oftwo Hurricane touchdowns. Kelly rushed for a touchdown on a seven-yard runearly in the second quarter and finished the second quarter with a 67-yardstrike to Santana Moss. After the touchdown strike to Moss, Kelly ran for asuccessful two-point conversion.
PORTIS AMONG BEST IN 1990’S: Clinton Portis’ 777 yards is the fourthhighest single-season rushing yard total in the 1990’s at the University ofMiami and 10th all-time.
Single-Season Rushing in the 1990’s:
| 1. Edgerrin James, 1998 | 1,416 yards | |
| 2. Edgerrin James, 1997 | 1,098 yards | |
| 3. Danyell Ferguson, 1995 | 1,069 yards | |
| 4. Clinton Portis, 1999 | 777 yards |
PORTIS SETS FROSH RUSHING RECORD: With a 17-yard rush on his sixth carry ofthe game against Rutgers, true freshman Clinton Portis broke the school’ssingle-season freshman rushing record. The run brought Portis’ seasonrushing total at 597 yards. The record was previously held by James Jackson(595, 1997). Portis’ season total is now 777 yards.
Moreover, Portis has also accumulated five 100-yard rushingperformances, which extends his frosh record for most 100-yard games atMiami, previously set by Jackson (3). Portis, who had four consecutive100-yard games, was the first freshman to record back-to-back 100-yardrushing games.
Miami Freshman
Single-Season Rushing:
| 1. | Clinton Portis*, 1999 | 777 |
| 2. | James Jackson, 1997 | 595 |
| 3. | Chuck Foreman, 1969 | 557 |
| 4. | Bobby Best, 1967 | 533 |
| 5. | Stephen McGuire, 1989 | 519 |
| 6. | Vince Opalsky, 1966 | 514 |
| 7. | Edgerrin James*, 1996 | 446 |
| 8. | Leonard Conley*, 1987 | 423 |
| 9. | Harry Ghaul*, 1945 | 400 |
| 10. | Najeh Davenport, 1998 | 387 |
* – True Freshman
MORE ON PORTIS: As the first true freshman tailback to start at Miami since1995 and only the third true freshman to start at tailback since 1975,Clinton Portis rushed for more yards (147) at East Carolina than any othertrue freshman running back in the modern era of UM history. He also becamethe first true freshman to rush for over 100 yards since Edgerrin James cameoff the bench to rush for 105 vs. Temple on Oct. 28, 1995. FollowingPortis’ 147 yards rushing is James’ 123-yard performance against BostonCollege in 1995. In addition, Leonard Conley rushed for 120 yards as afreshman vs. Cincinnati during his freshman season in 1987. Portis recordedhis second 100-yard game of the season with 104 yards on 17 carries againstWest Virginia.
PORTIS NAMED A SPORTING NEWS FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Clinton Portisis listed among 14 freshman (redshirt or true) on The Sporting News websitefor its 1999 College Football Freshman of the Year Award. For moreinformation, log on to: http://www.sportingnews.com.
FRESHMAN PAYTON SWITCHES JERSEY TO NO. 34: Freshman running back JarrettPayton unveiled his new jersey number prior to the Virginia Tech game. Forthe remainder of the season, Payton will wear No. 34 in honor of his father,Walter, who wore No. 34 during his Hall of Fame career as a college andprofessional football player with Jackson State and the Chicago Bears.Earlier this month, the elder Payton passed away due to bile duct cancer atthe age of 45 in his suburban Chicago home.
CAREER DAY FOR PAYTON: Jarrett Payton’s 87 yards vs. Rutgers marks acareer-high for rushing yards in a game for the true freshman tailback.Payton’s previous high for rushing yards in a game was 32 yards on ninecarries vs. FAMU (September 4). Payton also scored the first touchdown ofhis career in the first quarter on a 16-yard run. Payton rushed for 38yards on four carries in the scoring drive. The 16-yard run also marked thelongest run of his career.
PAYTON TOUCHDOWN RUN EARNS PLAY OF THE WEEK HONORS: Jarrett Payton’s 16-yardtouchdown run in the first quarter against Rutgers was named the CompaqCollege Football Most Inspirational Play of the Week.
Payton spun 360 degrees, bounced off several tacklers, and flippedover another into the endzone as he carried for his first collegiate TD.Payton, son of the late football legend Walter Payton, recently switched hisjersey number to 34 in honor of his father.
WAYNE REMAINS AT NO. 3 IN ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS: With three receptionsagainst Syracuse, Reggie Wayne (126) remained at No. 3 on Miami’s careercatches list. Santana Moss is nearing the top 10 list with 91 careerreceptions.
WAYNE, MOSS MOVE UP CHART: With his 47 yards receiving against Syracuse,Wayne moved past Wesley Carroll to No. 4 all-time in career receiving yards.Santana Moss moved into seventh place with 56 receiving yards against SU.Moss moved past Randal Hill and Chris T. Jones.
MOSS TOUCHDOWN AGAINST SYRACUSE PLACES HIM AMONG UM BEST: Santana Moss’16-yard TD catch in the third quarter against Syracuse lifted his careertouchdown receptions to 14 (six in 1999, eight in ’98). The mark ties himwith Eddie Brown (83-84) fo fourth place all-time in TD receptions. BrianBlades (84-87) stands in third place with 15 TD receptions. Michael Irvin(85-87) holds the record with 26 career touchdown catches.
YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM: When Santana Moss makes a reception it isusually for big yardage. This season the junior has caught 47 passes for 803yards for an average of 17.1 yards per reception. Over hiscareer, Moss has averaged 18.6 yards per catch to rank fifth on UM’sall-time list.
Top Five Career Average Yards Per Catch (min. 50 catches)
| 1. | Rocky Belk (1980-82) | 21.9 (58-1,272) |
| 2. | Eddie Brown (1983-84) | 19.7 (89-1,754) |
| 3. | Phil August (1973-76) | 18.9 (61-1,155) |
| 4. | Brian Blades (1984-87) | 18.7 (80-1,493) |
| 5. | Santana Moss (1997-Pres.) | 18.6 (91-1,692) |
CHEVY PLAYER OF THE GAME, TWICE: Receiver Santana Moss has twice been nameda Chevrolet Player of the Game in 1999. Moss won the award on August 29thfor the first time with a three-catch, 115-yard performance vs. Ohio Stateat the Kickoff Classic. In that game, Moss had a dramatic TD reception of67 yards from QB Kenny Kelly. At FSU on October 9, Moss won the ChevroletAward again with a career best nine-catch, 180-yard, three-TD output.
KING RETURNS TO PAYDIRT: Andre King netted a seven-yard touchdown receptionfrom quarterback Kenny Kelly in the first quarter at Virginia Tech markingthe first touchdown for the junior wide receiver this season and the secondof his career. King scored his first career touchdown last season vs.Rutgers, a 33-yard TD grab delivered by Kelly.
BUBBA FRANKS SETS CAREER LONG AT PITTSBURGH: The 43-yard reception by Daniel”Bubba” Franks in the second quarter at Pittsburgh marked a career high forthe junior tight end. Franks’ previous career-long was a 42-yard receptionfor a touchdown vs. Temple in 1997.
PUPIL PASSES TEACHER – FRANKS PASSES CHUDZINSKI IN CAREER RECEPTIONS BY ATIGHT END: Tight end Daniel Franks, who ranks among UM’s top all-time tightends since the 1979 season in three major statistical categories, passedtight ends coach and former Hurricane Rob Chudzinski in career receptionswith his five-catch performance against Syracuse. Franks also passedChudzinski in career receiving yards with his 15 yards against Rutgers.
Career Touchdowns – Tight Ends
| No. | Player | TD’s |
| 1. | Daniel Franks (97- ) | 12 |
| 2. | Randy Bethel (87-90) | 10 |
| 3. | Rob Chudzinski (88-90) | 7 |
| 4. | Willie Smith (84-85) | 6 |
| 5. | Glenn Dennison (81-83) | 5 |
Career Receptions – Tight Ends
| No. | Player | Catches |
| 1. | Willie Smith (84-85) | 114 |
| 2. | Glenn Dennison (81-83) | 106 |
| 3. | Coleman Bell (90-92) | 80 |
| 4. | Daniel Franks (97- ) | 72 |
| 5. | Rob Chudzinski (88-90) | 71 |
Career Receiving Yards – Tight Ends
| No. | Player | Yards |
| 1. | Willie Smith (84-85) | 1,521 |
| 2. | Glenn Dennison (81-83) | 1,095 |
| 3. | Coleman Bell (90-92) | 1,020 |
| 4. | Daniel Franks (97- ) | 976 |
| 5. | Rob Chudzinski (88-90) | 901 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS.COM NAMED FRANKS, MOSS ALL-AMERICANS: Receiver SantanaMoss and tight end Daniel “Bubba” Franks were named to the College FootballNews.com All-American Second Team.
A CAREER FIRST CONNECTION: The fourth-quarter touchdown pass fromquarterback Zach Hart to tight end Robert Williams vs. Rutgers marked thefirst career touchdown pass for Hart, the first career touchdown catch forWilliams.
CAREER DAY FOR FULCHER: Senior fullback Mondriel Fulcher posted anear-career receiving day vs. Rutgers. Through the first half, Fulcher hasa career-high five catches for 59 yards and one touchdown. Entering today,Fulcher’s career bests: receptions (3, three times), yards (60, BostonCollege, 1998), touchdowns (1, three times).
A CAREER FIRST FOR MERCER: Junior tight end Ivan Mercer registered a 20-yardtouchdown catch in the first quarter which marked the junior tight end’sfirst career touchdown. The touchdown grab came on Mercer’s second careerreception.
JAMES SCOTT SCORES ON FIRST EVER CARRY: Redshirt freshman James Scottscored from seven yards out at Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter on hisfirst career carry for the Hurricanes. The effort was Scott’s first as partof the UM offense. Until the Pitt game, Scott had seen game action as partof the special teams unit and defense. He has also practiced at widereceiver during his UM tenure.
HURRICANES LEAD THE BIG EAST IN TURNOVER MARGIN: Miami leads the BIG EASTConference with a 0.55 turnover margin per game. The Hurricanes areplus-six in turnovers, ahead of Virginia Tech (0.27, plus-three).
INT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN AGAINST SYRACUSE: Leonard Myers scored a touchdownon an 54-yard interception return in the second quarter against Syracuse.The last time a Hurricane registered a interception return for a touchdownwas on Oct. 3, 1998 when Al Blades had a 60-yard INT return for a touchdownat Rutgers. It marked Myers’ first career touchdown. The 54-yard INTreturn fell short of Myers’ career-long. On Nov. 15, 1997 vs. Rutgers,Myers had a 64-yard INT return.
TURNOVER PACE: With 33 turnovers (18 fumbles, 15 interceptions), Miami ison pace to force 36 turnovers during the 1999 regular season. At that pace,the Hurricanes would post the highest turnover total since forcing 44turnovers (21 interceptions, 23 fumbles) in 1986.
UM DEFENSE PEAKS IN THE TURNOVER COLUMN: Since the 1997 season, which mostof the UM defenders first saw action, the Hurricane defense as increasinglygotten stronger in recording the takeaway. So far through 11 games thisseason, the UM defense is ahead of its total interception and fumble numbersfrom the previous two seasons.
MOST INTERCEPTIONS IN TWO GAME SPAN (PITTSBURGH/WEST VIRGINIA) UNDER BUTCHDAVIS: With the Hurricanes three interceptions at Pittsburgh and fouragainst West Virginia, UM recorded seven INT’s in a two-game span – the mostduring the Butch Davis era.
RUMPH’S 1999 INTERCEPTION TOTAL: Sophomore Mike Rumph’s four interceptionsthis season mark the most INT’s in a season by a Hurricane since CarlosJones recorded five interceptions in 1994.
WEBSTER RECORDS TWO INTERCEPTIONS AT PITTSBURGH: Junior linbebacker NateWebster snatched two Pittsburgh passes during UM’s 33-3 win on Nov. 6. Theeffort was Webster’s first multiple pick game of his career. Websterentered the contest with one career INT.
WEBSTER’S 1999 INTERCEPTION TOTAL TOPS BY A LINEBACKER: Nate Webster’sthree interceptions in 1999 tied the single season high by a linebacker, setby Jay Brophy during the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
MYERS INT VS. WEST VIRGINIA, COMPAQ PLAY OF THE WEEK: Leonard Myers’interception of a Marc Bulger pass in the second quarter in the WestVirginia game on Oct. 30 was named a Compaq College Play of the Week (bestinterception). On the play, Myers reached high in the air with his righthand to snag Bulger’s toss at the WVU 20-yard line, then returned theinterception eight yards.
FOUR INTERCEPTIONS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA: The four interceptions forced bythe Miami defense against West Virginia were the most INTs ever netted bythe Hurricanes under Head Coach Butch Davis. The last time, the Hurricanesdefense registered four interceptions was on November 30, 1991 when UMrecorded four INTs vs. San Diego State (David Lowery as quarterback) in a39-12 win.
‘CANES FORCING TURNOVERS OF LATE, OFTEN IN UM RED HOT ZONE: At VirginiaTech, the Hurricanes recovered two fumbles pushing the defenses mark to fourfumbles and seven interceptions over the last three games. Five of those 11turnovers were forced inside the Miami redzone.
| Virginia Tech | 2nd Quarter | Safety Edward Reed recorded a Michael Vick fumble at the 19-yard line. The turn over ended the Hokies six-play, 38-yard drive. |
| Pittsburgh | 1st Quarter | Linebacker Nate Webster’s first interception came at the Miami two-yard line to thwart a 46-yard Pitt drive. |
| West Virginia | 1st Quarter | Safety Jeff Popovich recovered a fumble caused by Webster at the Miami two-yard line to thwart a 60-yard Mountaineer drive. |
| West Virginia | 1st Quarter | Cornerback Mike Rumph intercepted a pass at the UM three-yard line which ended a 41-yard WVU drive. |
| West Virginia | 4th Quarter | Cornerback Markese Fitzgerald registered an interception at the UM one-yard line to thwart another 60-yard WVU drive. |
KEEPING OPPONENTS FROM CAPITALIZING ON TURNOVERS: So far this season, theUM offense has handed the ball to the opponent defense 26 times by turnover(11 fumbles, 15 INT). Of those 26 turnovers, the opponent has scored oneight drives for 43 points. Syracuse did not score following Miami’s lonefumble.
WEBSTER’S TWO INT’S AT PITT – A FIRST FOR A UM LINEBACKER: Nate Webster’stwo interceptions at Pittsburgh marked the first time a UM defender had twoINT’s in a single game since Duane Starks in the 1996 season opener atMemphis (a span of 41 regular season games) and first by a linebacker datingback to 1979.
Also, the two picks tied the most by a single UM player since GeneColeman picked off three against Florida in 1979. Additionally, Webster isjust the third player to record a two-INT day during the Butch Davis Era(1995-present) and the 18th since Coleman snagged three against the Gatorsin ’79.
ZERO OR NEGATIVE YARDS: Of the 765 total plays run against the UM defenseover 11 games, 315 or 41% have gained zero or negative yards. In addition,the Hurricane defense has held their opponents to 456 plays or 59% in whichthe offense netted three or less yards.
STUFFING DRIVES: The Hurricane defense has held their opponents scorelessin 131 of 168 total drives or 78%. The UM defense has held its opponentswithout a touchdown in 145 of 168 drives or 86%.
| Game | Opp. Drives | Scoreless | TD | FG |
| Ohio State | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida A&M | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Penn State | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| East Carolina | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Florida State | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Boston College | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| Rutgers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 168 | 131 | 23 | 14 |
LEWIS LEADS SACK ATTACK: Junior defensive tackle Damione Lewis’ 1.5 sacks atPittsburgh marked his team-high 6.5 in 1999 and 12.5 on his career. In1997, then-a true freshman Lewis recorded four. He had two in 1998.Sophomore safety Ed Reed places second on the team with four sacks, whilesophomore linebacker Dan Morgan has 3.5.
SACK ATTACK: As a team, Miami registered 10 sacks against Rutgers, one shyof the school record. The UM record for sacks in a game is 11 (twice). TheHurricanes recorded 11 sacks vs. N.C. State on November 20, 1982 and againvs. San Diego State on November 18, 1989. On the year, UM has registered37 quarterback sacks. The school record for sacks in a season is 51 (1989).
RHODES MAKES FIRST CAREER SACK AGAINST SYRACUSE: Junior defensive end JevonRhodes earned his first career sack against Syracuse’s Madei Williams in thefourth quarter of UM’s 45-13 victory.
HURRICANE DEFENSE KEEPS OPPONENTS FROM SCORING: The UM defense has given up12 first half touchdowns and 10 second half touchdowns this season, andaverage of 1.1 TD’s scored in the first half and 0.9 TD’s in the secondhalf. Overall, the UM defense has given up 22 TD’s this season or 2.0 pergame over 11 games.
Last season, the UM defense gave up 15 first half touchdowns and 16second half touchdowns or 1.4 and 1.5 TD’s per half, respectively. Overall,the 1998 UM defense gave up 31 touchdowns for a 2.8 per game average.
UM DEFENSE SHUTTING DOWN THE PASSING TD’S IN 1999: The UM defense hascurrently held opponents without a passing touchdown in 19 straightquarters.
The UM defense have held opponents without a passing TD in 24 of the last26 quarters dating back to the FSU game.The UM defense hasn’t given up a passing TD in the second half of thelast seven games.The UM defense have given up just two second half passing TD’s allseason.The UM defense have given up just two first quarter passing TD’s in thelast six games.
BREAKDOWN OF PASS/RUSH TD’S ALLOWED PER GAME/BY HALF: This season, the UMdefense is allowing 0.7 passing TD’s (8) and 1.27 (14) rushing TD’s pergame. Last season, the UM defense allowed 1.8 (20) passing TD’s per gameand 1.0 (11) rushing TD’s per game.
By half, the 1999 defense is allowing 0.5 (6) passing TD’s and 0.5(6) rushing TD’s in the first half and 0.18 (2) passing TD’s and 0.7 (8)rushing TD’s in the second half. Last season, the defense allowed 1.0 (11)passing TD’s and 0.45 (5) rushing TD’s in the first half and 0.73 (8)passing TD’s and 0.64 (7) rushing TD’s in the second half.
Opponent Touchdowns
| Per Game | Rushing | Passing |
| 1999 | 14 (1.27) | 8 (0.7) |
| 1998 | 11 (1.0) | 20 (1.8) |
| By Half | 1st Rush | 1st Pass | 2nd Rush | 2nd Pass |
| 1999 | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.5) | 8 (0.7) | 2 (0.18) |
| 1998 | 5 (0.45) | 11 (1.0) | 7 (0.64) | 8 (0.73) |
WEBSTER MOVES INTO TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON TACKLES LIST AGAINST SYRACUSE: Withhis 18 tackles against Syracuse, lineacbker Nate Webster raised his 1999total to 139. The figure ties him with No. 9 Ken Sisk (1983) for singleseason tackles. The single-season record is 164, set by Ed Weisacosky in1964.
BLADES ESTABLISHES NEW CAREER-BEST: Junior safety Al Blades led the teamwith 20 tackles against Syracuse. The figure establishes a new career-best,breaking his old mark of 14 set last season against Syracuse.
SAFETY AGAINST SYRACUSE: The Hurricanes recorded a safety in the firstquarter against Syracuse as the Orangemen had an errant snap on a punt thatsailed out of the end zone. It marked the second safety on the year forMiami. The ‘Canes recorded the first safety of the Butch Davis era vs.Florida A&M (11/4/99) earlier this season when Aaron Moser blocked a punt inthe end zone. Prior to this season, the Hurricanes last safety came on Oct.3, 1992 when Malcom Pearson tackled Florida State’s Corey Sawyer in theendzone.
BLOCKED PUNT: Edward Reed blocked a punt with 10:41 remaining in the secondquarter vs. Syracuse. It marked Reed’s third blocked kick of his career andthe second blocked punt of his season. Prior to Syracuse, Reed registered ablocked punt vs. East Tennessee State (9/5/98) and a blocked field goal atEast Carolina (9/25/99). As a team, Miami has blocked five kicks thisseason. In Butch Davis’ 57 games as head coach of the Hurricanes, Miami hasblocked 35 kicks.
PUNT RETURN FOR TD IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES: Santana Moss’ 61-yard punt returnfor a touchdown in the second quarter against Syracuse marked Moss’ secondpunt return for a TD in as many games. Against Rutgers, Moss returned apunt 67 yards for a touchdown. It marked the first time a Hurricane hasscored a touchdown on a punt return in back-to-back games since KevinWilliams did so in three consecutive games in 1991. Punt Returns for TD in Consecutive Games (1990’s):
| Date | Player | Yards | Opponent | Final Score |
| 11/20/99 | Santana Moss | 67 yards | Rutgers | UM 55, RU 0 |
| 11/27/99 | Santana Moss | 61 yards | Syracuse | UM 45, SU 13 |
| 10/12/91 | Kevin Williams | 91 yards | Penn State | UM 26, PSU 20 |
| 10/19/91 | Kevin Williams | 63 yards | Long Bch. St. | UM 55, LBSU 0 |
| 10/26/91 | Kevin Williams | 48 yards | Arizona | UM 36, Arizona 9 |
MOSS’ PUNT RETURN HELPS LIFT UM TO NO. 9 NATIONALLY: Junior Santana Mossreturned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter againstSyracuse. For the game, Moss returned two punts for 80 yards. His effortlifted him to No. 9 nationally (15.14 yards per return), as well as move theteam into No. 9 in the NCAA with a 13.9 yards per return average.
His punt return for a TD against Rutgers was the first punt returnfor a touchdown by a Hurricane since Duane Starks returned a punt 85 yardsfor a TD at Baylor on August 30, 1997. It also marked the longest puntreturn in Moss’ career.
For his effort against Rutgers, Moss was honored as the BIG EASTSpecial Teams Player of the Week. It was the first Player of the Week honorfor Moss this season. His 127 punt-return yards in the game stands as a BIGEAST single-game high this season.
WALK-ON CAPSHAW MAKES FIRST START AS PUNTER: Sophomore walk-on FreddieCapshaw made his first career start as the Hurricanes punter vs. EastCarolina. Capshaw had seven punts for 294, including a career-long 52yarder in the fourth quarter. Four of Capshaw’s seven punts fell inside the20-yard line.
Capshaw was honored as BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week forhis effort at Florida State on Oct. 9. In the game, Capshaw registered sixpunts for 263 yards in Miami’s 31-21 loss to No. 1 Florida State. In all,Capshaw averaged 43.8 yards, dropping three punts inside the 20-yard line.Two of Capshaw’s punts landed at the Seminole three-yard line. Capshaw’spunt of 57 yards in the third quarter set a career high.
OHLIGER KICKS OFF: Freshman walk-on Jesse Ohliger has shared kickoff dutieswith Andy Crosland this year. Ohliger’s debut came at No. 1 Florida Statewhen Crosland was limited due to a left hip-flexor injury.
CROSLAND REMAINS NO. 3 WITH FIVE POINTS AGAINST SYRACUSE/MOVES HIGHER IN BIGEAST SCORING: Senior kicker Andy Crosland’s five points (5 PAT) againstSyracuse kept him in third place all-time in scoring (by a kicker andoverall) with 285 points.
Most recently, Crosland broke kicking predecessor Dane Prewitt’s No.4 BIG EAST scoring mark (272) with five points in the Syracuse game.Crosland now has 276 points in BIG EAST games only.
CHARTING CROSLAND’S CAREER
Point After Touchdowns
| 1. | Carlos Huerta (1988-91) | 178 |
| 2. | Greg Cox (1984-87) | 161 |
| 3. | Andy Crosland (1996- ) | 156 |
Field Goals
| 1. | Carlos Huerta (1988-91) | 73 |
| 2. | Danny Miller (1978-81) | 56 |
| 3. | Greg Cox (1984-87) | 47 |
| 4. | Andy Crosland (1996- ) | 44 |
Points Scored Kicking
| 1. | Carlos Huerta (1988-91) | 397 |
| 2. | Greg Cox (1984-87) | 302 |
| 3. | Andy Crosland (1996- ) | 285 |
Points Scored (overall)
| 1. | Carlos Huerta (1988-91) | 397 |
| 2. | Greg Cox (1984-87) | 302 |
| 3. | Andy Crosland (1996- ) | 285 |
WHAT AN IMPACT: In Butch Davis’ 57 games as UM’s head coach, the ‘Caneshave blocked 35 kicks. In the 10 years prior to Davis’ arrival (1985-94),the Hurricanes blocked 23 kicks. UM established a new single-season recordwith 12 blocks in 1995, shattering the previous high of six set in 1970.Since 1951, Miami has blocked 92 kicks. Below is a listing of blocks underDavis:
| Game (Year) | Type | Player |
| FAMU (95) | Punt deflection | Omar Rolle |
| Virginia Tech (95) | Field goal | Twan Russell |
| Florida State (95) | Punt | Tremain Mack |
| Rutgers (95) | Punt deflection | Tremain Mack |
| Punt | Tremain Mack | |
| Boston College (95) | Field goal | Kenny Holmes |
| Field goal | Kenny Holmes | |
| Field goal | Booker Pickett | |
| West Virginia (95) | Extra point | Nelson Smith |
| Punt | Tremain Mack | |
| Punt deflection | Tremain Mack | |
| Syracuse (95) | Field goal | Tremain Mack |
| Memphis (96) | Punt | Booker Pickett |
| The Citadel (96) | Punt | Eugene Ridgley |
| Rutgers (96) | Punt deflection | Tremain Mack |
| West Virginia (96) | Punt | Tremain Mack |
| Temple (96) | Field goal | Tremain Mack |
| Virginia Tech (96) | Field goal | Booker Pickett |
| Boston College (96) | Punt | Jack Hallmon |
| Syracuse (96) | Field goal | Booker Pickett |
| Virginia (96) | Field goal | Tremain Mack |
| Field goal | Kenny Holmes | |
| Arizona State (97) | Punt deflection | Nick Ward |
| Florida State (97) | Extra Point | Duane Starks |
| ETSU (98) | Punt deflection | Nate Brooks |
| Punt | Edward Reed | |
| Cincinnati (98) | Punt | Nate Brooks |
| Field goal | Matt Sweeney | |
| Virginia Tech (98) | Punt | Nate Brooks |
| Temple (98) | Punt | Nick Ward |
| FAMU (99) | Punt | Aaron Moser |
| FAMU (99) | Punt deflection | Maurice Sikes |
| Penn State (99) | Punt deflection | James Lewis |
| East Carolina (99) | Field Goal | Edward Reed |
| Syracuse | Punt | Edward Reed |
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
| SE | 87 Reggie Wayne (6-1, 195, Jr*) | |
| 84 Andre King (6-0, 200, Jr*) | ||
| — | ||
| TE | 88 Daniel Franks (6-6, 260, Jr) | |
| 86 Ivan Mercer (6-7, 230, Jr*) | ||
| or | 82 Dan Smith (6-4, 240, So*) | |
| RT | 73 Joaquin Gonzalez (6-5, 275, So) | |
| 72 Ed Wilkins (6-4, 300, Fr) | ||
| RG | 65 Martin Bibla (6-4, 285, So) | |
| 56 Eric Schnupp (6-5, 280, Sr) | ||
| C | 64 Ty Wise (6-3, 280, Sr) | |
| 63 Scott Puckett (6-3, 265, So) | ||
| LG | 62 Richard Mercier (6-3, 290, Sr) | |
| 76 Robert Sampson (6-4, 305, Sr) | ||
| or | 74 Sherko Haji-Rasouli (6-6, 310, Fr) | |
| LT | 79 Greg Laffere (6-5, 305, Jr*) | |
| 77 Robert Hall (6-3, 280, Sr) | ||
| FL | 6 Santana Moss (5-10, 175, Jr*) | |
| 26 Aaron Moser (5-11, 180, Jr) | ||
| or | 2 Ethenic Sands (6-0, 175, Fr) | |
| FB | 18 Mondriel Fulcher (6-4, 250, Sr) | |
| 35 Will McPartland (6-0, 230, Jr) | ||
| TB | 21 James Jackson (5-11, 210, Jr) | |
| 28 Clinton Portis (5-11, 180, Fr) | ||
| or | 34 Jarrett Payton (6-2, 205, Fr) | |
| QB | 15 Kenny Kelly (6-2, 195, So) | |
| 11 Ken Dorsey (6-5, 180, Fr*) |
SPECIALISTS
| KR | 26 Aaron Moser (5-11, 180, Jr) |
| 32 Jarrett Payton (6-2, 205, Fr) | |
| PR | 6 Santana Moss (5-10, 175, Jr*) |
| 22 Leonard Myers (5-11, 200, Jr*) |
DEFENSE
| RE | 93 Michael Boireau (6-5, 260, Sr*) | |
| 95 Brian Stinson (6-3, 260, Jr) | ||
| or | 99 Clint Hurtt (6-3, 3-5, So) | |
| RT | 92 Damione Lewis (6-3, 285, Jr) | |
| 91 Matt Walters (6-5, 250, Fr) | ||
| LT | 98 Matt Sweeney (6-3, 275, Sr) | |
| 96 Adrian Wilson (6-2, 315, Jr*) | ||
| LE | 94 William Joseph (6-5, 285, Fr) | |
| 90 Quincy Hipps (6-4, 260, Jr) | ||
| or | 55 Jamaal Green (6-2, 250, Fr) | |
| WLB | 44 Dan Morgan (6-3, 225, Jr*) | |
| 45 Howard Clark (6-1, 220 Fr) | ||
| MLB | 52 Nate Webster (6-0, 225, Jr*) | |
| 51 Rod Mack (6-1, 225, Sr) | ||
| SLB | 48 Chris Campbell (6-2, 200, So*) | |
| 51 Rod Mack (6-1, 225, Sr) | ||
| or | 47 Ken Dangerfield (6-2, 215, Fr) | |
| RC | 22 Leonard Myers (5-11, 200, Jr*) | |
| or | 27 Markese Fitzgerald (5-11, 180, So) | |
| FS | 7 Al Blades (6-2, 200, Jr) | |
| 23 James Lewis (5-11, 190, So*) | ||
| SS | 20 Edward Reed (6-0, 190, So) | |
| 24 Delvin Brown (6-0, 210, Jr*) | ||
| LC | 8 Mike Rumph (6-2, 195, So*) | |
| 31 Phillip Buchanon (5-11, 175, Fr) |
SPECIALISTS
| KO | 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr) |
| 25 Jesse Ohliger (6-4, 217, Fr*) | |
| PK | 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr) |
| P | 13 Freddie Capshaw (5-11, 180, Fr) |
| 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr) | |
| LS | 69 Pat Del Vecchio (6-2, 240, Sr) |
| HO | 33 Jeff Popovich (5-11, 190, Sr*) |
| 12 Zachary Hart (6-3, 210, Jr) |
* Denotes players who have not used redshirt season
Returning Starter (six or more starts at position in ’98)
